Sridevi Vijaykumar (born 29 October 1986) is an Indian actress and television personality who acts in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films.
Early life Sridevi was born on 29 October 1986 as the youngest daughter of Tamil actor Vijayakumar and his second wife, actress Manjula. She has two elder sisters, Vanitha and Preetha. From his first marriage to Muthukannu Vellalar, Vijayakumar had three children: actor Arun Vijay, Anitha and Kavitha.
Film career She started off as a child artist in a Tamil movie Rickshaw Mama (1992). She made her debut in Telugu movie Eeswar (2002) with Prabhas.
Sridevi made her Tamil debut as heroine in the romantic film Kadhal Virus (2002) directed by Kathir.
She was critically acclaimed for her performance in AVM's Priyamana Thozhi (2003) co-starring Madhavan and Jyothika directed by Vikraman. Later, she gained attention in romantic movies like Thithikudhe (2003) and Devathaiyai Kanden (2005).
She shifted to the Telugu and Kannada industry and became popular. Her movies are Ninne Istapaddanu (2003), Kanchana Ganga (2004), Aadi Lakshmi (2006), Preethigaagi (2007), Pellikani Prasad (2008), Manjeera (2009), Cell Phone (2011), Veera (2011) and Lakshmana (2016).
Transitioning to television, she became a popular judge on reality shows like Comedy Stars and Jodi Are U Ready.
Sridevi Vijaykumar returned as heroine in Sundarakanda (2025), calling it a strong, meaningful role.
Filmography Year Film Role Language Notes1992 Rickshaw Mama Bhuvana Tamil Child artist Amma Vanthachu Vimala David Uncle Devi Deiva Kuzhanthai Sridevi Thiagarajan Sugamana Sumaigal Babu Aavarampoo 1997 Rukmini Sita Telugu2002 Eeswar Indira Telugu Kadhal Virus Geetha Tamil 2003 Ninne Istapaddanu Geetanjali Telugu Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu Priyamana Thozhi Julie Tamil Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Tamil Thithikudhe Anuradha (Anu) / Renu Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil 2004 Kanchana Ganga Urmila Kannada 2005 Devathaiyai Kanden Uma Tamil Nireekshana Anu Telugu 2006 Aadi Lakshmi Surekha 2007 Preethigaagi Mili Kannada 2008 Pellikani Prasad Sujatha Gopalrao Telugu 2009 Manjeera Beena 2011 Cell Phone Veera Sathya 2016 Lakshmana Suman Kannada 2025 Sundarakanda Vaishnavi Telugu 2026Bad Boy KarthikKasthuri
Television Year Title Role Network Language Network 2021 Comedy Stars Judge Star Vijay Tamil 2024–present Jodi Are U Ready2025–presentBB JodiStar MaaTeluguSeason 2
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